Adult occupant protection

Frontal impact driver Frontal impact passenger Side impact driver

Child restraints Pedestrian protection

Britax Romer BabySafe Plus,

18 month old Child
rearward facing
Britax Romer DUO ISOFIX,
3 year old Child
forward facing

Pedestrian protection

Safety equipment Car details

Front seatbelt Renault Megane 1.5 DCI

Tested model
pretensioners 'Expression', LHD
Front seatbelt load Body type 5 door hatchback
limiters
Year of publication 2008
Driver frontal
airbag Kerb weight 1292kg

Front passenger VIN from which

Applies to all applies Meganes
frontal airbag rating applies

Side body airbags

Side head airbags

Driver knee airbag

Comments
Front impact
The passenger compartment remained stable in the impact, the windscreen pillar being displaced rearwards by only 10mm
after the test. The car scored maximum points for its protection of the passenger. Dummy readings indicated that the car
provided good protection of the knees and femurs of both driver and passenger. Renault showed that similar protection would
be provided to occupants of different sizes and to those sat in different positions.

Side impact
The Megane scored maximum points in the side impact and pole tests.

Child occupant
The passenger airbag can be disabled to allow a rearward facing child restraint to be used in that seating position. However,
information provided to the driver regarding the status of the airbag is not sufficiently clear. A permanently attached label
clearly warns of the dangers of using a rearward facing child restraint without first disabling the airbag. Since Euro NCAP's
tests, the design of the ISOFIX anchorage in the rear outboard seats has been improved and is fitted to all customers' cars.

Pedestrian
The front edge of the bonnet scored no points for the protection provided to pedestrians' legs. The head of a struck adult or
child would be offered predominantly poor protection by the bonnet.